The word "the". How many times can you think of that you used that word? Quite a bit, right? There are two ways to pronounce it. "The" /THEE/ in "The end". AND "The" /THUH/ in the sentence : The girl is going to school. When exactly do you use these two? /THEE/ pronunciation is made before vowel SOUND (not letter). /THEE/ can also be used to provided emphasis when you are speaking. /THUH/ pronunciation is made before a consonant sound. Example phrases and words: /THEE/ 1. The end. 2. The actor just moved to California. 3. They ate all the apples yesterday. /THUH/ 1. The children are going to school. 2. The movie starts soon. 3. She left after she ran the race.
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